most assists an in first nba finals game

Nikola Jokić had the most assists in his first game, with 14 assists in Game 1 of the 2023 NBA Finals against the Heat on June 1, 2023.

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Data note: Assists: player game data may be incomplete before 1959-60 · postseason

	NAME	AST	DATE	SEASON	SERIES	TM		OPP	MIN	PTS	REB	STL	BLK	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TOV	PF	+/-
1	Nikola Jokić N. Jokić	14	6/1/2023	2022-23	NBA Finals	DEN	vs	MIA	40	27	10	1	1	8	12	66.7	1	2	50.0	10	12	83.3	78.1	0	10	2	1	+14
2	Jayson Tatum J. Tatum	13	6/2/2022	2021-22	NBA Finals	BOS	@	GSW	42	12	5	1	0	3	17	17.6	1	5	20.0	5	7	71.4	29.9	0	5	2	2	+16
3	John Stockton J. Stockton	12	6/1/1997	1996-97	NBA Finals	UTA	@	CHI	38	16	3	3	0	6	10	60.0	2	4	50.0	2	3	66.7	70.7	1	2	7	2	-3
4	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	12	6/2/1991	1990-91	NBA Finals	CHI	vs	LAL	40	36	8	3	0	14	24	58.3	1	1	100.0	7	9	77.8	64.4	2	6	4	5
5	Isiah Thomas I. Thomas	12	6/7/1988	1987-88	NBA Finals	DET	@	LAL	40	19	3	4	1	6	16	37.5	2	4	50.0	5	5	100.0	52.2	1	2	4	2
6	Russell Westbrook R. Westbrook	11	6/12/2012	2011-12	NBA Finals	OKC	vs	MIA	42	27	8	1	0	10	24	41.7	0	4	0.0	7	9	77.8	48.3	1	7	2	1	+14
7	Jamal Murray J. Murray	10	6/1/2023	2022-23	NBA Finals	DEN	vs	MIA	44	26	6	1	0	11	22	50.0	2	7	28.6	2	2	100.0	56.8	1	5	3	2	+9
8	Jason Kidd J. Kidd	10	6/5/2002	2001-02	NBA Finals	NJN	@	LAL	43	23	10	3	0	11	26	42.3	1	3	33.3	0	1	0.0	43.5	6	4	1	1	+3
9	Magic Johnson M. Johnson	10	5/4/1980	1979-80	NBA Finals	LAL	vs	PHI	40	16	9	3	0	8	12	66.7	0	0		0	0		66.7	2	7	2	1
10	Tom Gola T. Gola	10	3/31/1956	1955-56	NBA Finals	PHI	vs	FTW		11	9			4	14	28.6				3	3	100.0	35.9				5
11	Jrue Holiday J. Holiday	9	7/6/2021	2020-21	NBA Finals	MIL	@	PHX	40	10	7	0	0	4	14	28.6	0	4	0.0	2	2	100.0	33.6	0	7	3	1	-16
12	Chris Paul C. Paul	9	7/6/2021	2020-21	NBA Finals	PHX	vs	MIL	37	32	4	1	0	12	19	63.2	4	7	57.1	4	4	100.0	77.1	1	3	2	0	+17
13	Kyle Lowry K. Lowry	9	5/30/2019	2018-19	NBA Finals	TOR	vs	GSW	36	7	6	1	0	2	9	22.2	1	5	20.0	2	2	100.0	35.4	0	6	3	5	+11
14	Aaron McKie A. McKie	9	6/6/2001	2000-01	NBA Finals	PHI	@	LAL	51	9	7	2	1	3	7	42.9	1	1	100.0	2	2	100.0	57.1	2	5	5	1	+6
15	Shaquille O'Neal S. O'Neal	9	6/7/1995	1994-95	NBA Finals	ORL	vs	HOU	44	26	16	0	3	10	16	62.5	0	0		6	9	66.7	65.1	3	13	7	5
16	Andrew Toney A. Toney	9	5/27/1982	1981-82	NBA Finals	PHI	vs	LAL	30	20	0	0	0	8	18	44.4	2	2	100.0	2	2	100.0	53.0	0	0	3	5
17	Larry Bird L. Bird	9	5/5/1981	1980-81	NBA Finals	BOS	vs	HOU	44	18	21	1	0	9	17	52.9	0	0		0	0		52.9	7	14	5	1
18	Bobby Wanzer B. Wanzer	9	4/7/1951	1950-51	NBA Finals	ROC	vs	NYK		19	12			5	12	41.7				9	9	100.0	59.5				5
19	Stephen Curry S. Curry	8	6/4/2015	2014-15	NBA Finals	GSW	vs	CLE	43	26	4	2	0	10	20	50.0	2	6	33.3	4	4	100.0	59.7	0	4	4	1	+4
20	Luke Walton L. Walton	8	6/8/2004	2003-04	NBA Finals	LAL	vs	DET	27	7	5	0	2	3	3	100.0	1	1	100.0	0	0		116.7	1	4	0	3	+18
21	Avery Johnson A. Johnson	8	6/16/1999	1998-99	NBA Finals	SAS	vs	NYK	38	6	2	0	0	2	3	66.7	0	0		2	4	50.0	63.0	0	2	3	0	+20
22	Terry Porter T. Porter	8	6/5/1990	1989-90	NBA Finals	POR	@	DET	40	16	0	2	0	5	15	33.3	2	5	40.0	4	4	100.0	47.7	0	0	7	6
23	Wali Jones W. Jones	8	4/14/1967	1966-67	NBA Finals	PHI	vs	SFW	41	30	10			13	26	50.0				4	5	80.0	53.2				3
24	Guy Rodgers G. Rodgers	8	4/18/1964	1963-64	NBA Finals	SFW	@	BOS	29	2	3			0	12	0.0				2	2	100.0	7.8				3
25	Rajon Rondo R. Rondo	7	6/5/2008	2007-08	NBA Finals	BOS	vs	LAL	35	15	5	0	0	4	10	40.0	0	2	0.0	7	10	70.0	52.1	1	4	2	1	+9

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Team Leaders

PPG

25.8

Murray

RPG

10.8

Jokić

APG

9.1

Jokić

Team Rankings

ORTG

116.3

10th

DRTG

115.5

21st

NETRTG

0.8

17th

3P%

35.2

13th

2026-27 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
8	Trail Blazers	6	3	.667	2.5
9	Mavericks	7	4	.636	2.5
10	Nuggets	5	4	.556	3.5
11	Pelicans	4	7	.364	5.5
12	Suns	3	6	.333	5.5

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Wed 11/11	DEN	@	MEM	8:00 PM
Sat 11/14	DEN	@	NOP	7:00 PM
Mon 11/16	PHX	@	DEN	9:00 PM
Wed 11/18	BOS	@	DEN	9:00 PM
Fri 11/20	HOU	@	DEN	10:00 PM

Last Game

Nuggets

5 - 4

100

Final

110

Rockets

8 - 3

Mon 9 Nov 2026

NBA 2026-27 Leaders

PPG Leaders

39.3

Dončić

30.6

Curry

30.1

Wembanyama

RPG Leaders

14.6

Sabonis

13.6

Towns

12.8

Antetokounmpo

APG Leaders

9.1

Jokić

8.8

Wagner

8.7

Young

SPG Leaders

3.0

Daniels

2.6

Dunn

2.3

George

BPG Leaders

4.4

Wembanyama

2.5

Turner

2.3

Kessler

3PM Leaders

5.5

Dončić

4.7

Curry

4.2

Robinson

TS% Leaders

73.4

Gafford

73.0

Carter

72.2

Curry

NBA 2026-27 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

122.4

120.9

119.6

119.4

119.2

119.1

DRtg Rankings

105.5

106.1

107.5

108.1

108.4

NetRtg Rankings

11.8

11.1

11.0

9.4

9.2

8.2

Tank Leaderboard

1-9

1-8

2-8

2-7

NBA Fantasy 2026-27

FanDuel Points Leaders

694.7

Wembanyama

639.1

Dončić

535.1

Antetokounmpo

DraftKings Points Leaders

675.3

Wembanyama

673.5

Dončić

559

Antetokounmpo

USG% Leaders

39.9

Dončić

36.6

Wembanyama

36.4

Gilgeous-Alexander

MPG Leaders

37.1

Acuff

36.9

Murray

36.5

Maxey

FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

2.12

Wembanyama

1.76

Dončić

1.63

Antetokounmpo

DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

2.06

Wembanyama

1.86

Dončić

1.70

Antetokounmpo

NBA 2026-27 Betting

Best Record ATS

10-1

9-3

8-3

7-3

Worst Record ATS

1-9

2-8

2-7

3-8

3-7

3-6

NBA 2026-27 Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	76ers	9	2	.818
2	Celtics	8	2	.800	0.5
3	Pistons	7	3	.700	1.5
4	Hawks	7	5	.583	2.5
5	Knicks	5	4	.556	3.0
6	Raptors	5	5	.500	3.5
7	Cavaliers	5	6	.455	4.0
8	Heat	4	6	.400	4.5
9	Hornets	4	7	.364	5.0
10	Wizards	4	7	.364	5.0
11	Pacers	3	8	.273	6.0
12	Magic	2	7	.222	6.0
13	Nets	2	8	.200	6.5
14	Bulls	1	8	.111	7.0
15	Bucks	1	9	.100	7.5

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Lakers	10	2	.833
2	Spurs	9	2	.818	0.5
3	Thunder	8	2	.800	1.0
4	Warriors	8	3	.727	1.5
5	Timberwolves	8	3	.727	1.5
6	Rockets	8	3	.727	1.5
7	Grizzlies	7	3	.700	2.0
8	Trail Blazers	6	3	.667	2.5
9	Mavericks	7	4	.636	2.5
10	Nuggets	5	4	.556	3.5
11	Pelicans	4	7	.364	5.5
12	Suns	3	6	.333	5.5
13	Clippers	2	7	.222	6.5
14	Kings	1	9	.100	8.0
15	Jazz	1	9	.100	8.0

NBA 2026-27 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Tue 10/20	BOS	@	DET	113-121
Tue 10/20	PHI	@	NYK	106-100
Tue 10/20	OKC	@	SAS	116-104
Wed 10/21	ATL	@	ORL	132-125
Wed 10/21	MIL	@	WAS	116-128

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Tue 11/10	LAC	@	PHX	9:00 PM
Tue 11/10	MIA	@	UTA	9:00 PM
Tue 11/10	ORL	@	SAC	10:00 PM
Tue 11/10	OKC	@	POR	11:00 PM
Wed 11/11	CLE	@	NYK	7:00 PM

Nikola Jokić had the most assists in his first game, with 14 assists in Game 1 of the 2023 NBA Finals against the Heat on June 1, 2023.

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2.6

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NBA Fantasy 2026-27

694.7

639.1

535.1

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39.9

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